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so to play devil's advocate... what would have happened had that young lady not helped her friend and the car exploded?
I'd vastly prefer to be dead than lose function of any 2 of my limbs. I know obviously plenty of people would disagree there, but without a doubt, if given the choice, I'd choose death.
Many years ago in CA I was with this Dr. on Easter. We were coming back from an Easter party and there was a car flipped over in flames. This guy (Dr.) didn't even stop.
Location: Jonquil City (aka Smyrna) Georgia- by Atlanta
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Things like this are what keep me from stopping at accidents. Ima nurse.
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If you are a nurse than you are covered by the law which makes you immune to any lawsuit that might arise out of your helping. Same with any medical "professional"- even if you do not work as a medical professional but you are certified as one (which includes CPR certification). Read the law in your state. They are all pretty uniform.
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The unfortunate thing is that some states might decide to follow. A couple of months back, the city of Hartford was in the news because people failed to help a man struck on the streets in full view of everybody. People came down on the citizens of Hartford as being heartless, callous, etc. I don't know if this is a law in CT as well, but I think we'd see less of Good Samaritans as more people sue for these types of things. If that man in NY didn't jump the tracks to save that man, where would that man have been? I think the law should look on intent rather than results. A lay person does not have the judgment to know when or what can cause a car to explode. The intent was to save a life. It was unfortunate that it caused more injuries, but there was no intent to cause such. To make it punitive is a disservice to anybody else that might be in a worse situation. I lived in CA for 11 years, and boy, has that state gone downhill really fast in so many ways. I hate it that my family is still there.
The raod to Hell is paved with good intentions. If you don't know what you are doing, dial 911 leave it to those who do.
Disclaimer: I am NOT an Attorney... I just play one on the internet.
If you are a nurse than you are covered by the law which makes you immune to any lawsuit that might arise out of your helping. Same with any medical "professional"- even if you do not work as a medical professional but you are certified as one (which includes CPR certification). Read the law in your state. They are all pretty uniform.
That is actually not true and you are not automatically absolved from the incident creating a situation in which it becomes impossible to give the standard of care.
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